Midsomer

[deemery]

Canals and 19th century railroads go well together (historically and scenically)  Looking forward to seeing your canal!


dave

[bparrish]

Mike... 

That is Coooooooooooooool  ! ! ! ! !

thanx
Bob

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice.

[madharry]

Thank you Dave, Bob and Curt for your nice comments. I agree canals and railways go together like peaches and cream!

Here are pictures of the enhanced models. I have used Redutex Flemish Bond Brickwork and Uneven Light Grey Stone Setts to cover the cardboard formers in order to give texture to the finished structures.

Mike

[deemery]

I love it!  Jeff Grove and I have talked a couple of times about doing lock hardware, he's not sure there's much of a market for it.


dave

[PRR Modeler]

Great modeling Mike.

[bparrish]

Mike...

You mentioned Flemish bond brick work. That exists a lot in the eastern part of the country here but not so much in the west.  I think some of best examples are at William and Mary College at Williamsburg Virginia.

It is truly brick art.

Thanx
Bob

[madharry]

Thanks Dave, yes it is probably a limited  market. We have a lot of canals in the UK, so it is a fairly common subject on dioramas.

Thanks Curt as always.

Bob, yes I agree. I visited Williamsburg way back in 1985 and the buildings are amazing.

Mike

[madharry]

The houses/shops on the backscene took some head scratching as they are on a hill. I eventually measured the width of each building and built a base for each structure made from layers of balsa wood. I then drew the outline of the building on the base and covered the piece that was uncovered (pavement/sidewalk) with Redutex stone setts. The bases were then staggered down the hill with steps.

Here are some views of the finished street. The backscene is yet to be decorated.........

Mike

[ACL1504]

Mike,

WOW, that looks wonderful. Excellent modeling my friend.

Tom

[tct855]

Mike,
        Like the new pics very much.  Cool scene. Reminds me of a scene from Shining Time Station or something. Is Richard Starkey going to start telling a story now? ha.  I feel like I've been there.  Very cool.  Thanx Thom...

[madharry]

Thanks Tom and Thom, it is much appreciated.

Here is the right hand board from overhead. It is roughly 4 ft wide by 2 ft deep. It will connect to a middle board of the same dimensions and then the left board which is 3 ft by 2 ft. The backscene and right hand end board are to added next.

Mike

[jrmueller]

Beautiful work. We live about 2 hrs from Williamsburg VA..  Over the past 60 years my family and I have visited too numerous times to count.  I agree that the brickwork is fantastic especially the serpentine walls. Our family has a direct connection there as my father was the consultant for the plaster formulation when the Rockefellers began the restoration in the 1930's.  jim

[engine909]

Mike, I just became aware of your beautiful modeling. Superb job.
ed keen

[madharry]

Thanks Jim and Ed!

Here are a few shots taken outdoors. The police car seems to be lurking in some of these pictures. The loco is a Southern Railway E4 0-6-2.

Mike